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Electricians in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area

The electricians in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #167 of 383 scored metro areas
#6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington

Listings
30
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
78
+8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$319.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,958 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,334
+6.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 electricians in the Kennewick-Richland metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 1% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 12% above the U.S. rate of 2.5.

At $2,958 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area spend about $319.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $10.6M per company, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which electricians share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in the Kennewick-Richland metro area was 78 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Kennewick-Richland metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kennewick-Richland metro area grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kennewick-Richland metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for electricians, ranking #167 of 383 scored metro areas and #6 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.

How the Kennewick-Richland metro area compares

The same measures for Washington and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the electricians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Electricians in Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureKennewick-Richland metro areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.52.5
Spending per listing$10.6M$12.7M$12M
Households per official establishment1,3841,4311,550
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.3%+8.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,958$3,196$3,018
Median household income$89,010$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
78+8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
991
Annual payroll, 2023
$78.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
300 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as electrical contractors in the Kennewick-Richland metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
324,334+6.5% since 2020
Households
107,936
Median age
35.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,942 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$89,010+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,562
Median home value
$397,900
Jobs located here
130,459
Daytime population
304,924Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Electricians across Washington

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for electricians, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kennewick-Richland metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in Washington ranked for electricians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA723742.3$15M+3.3%#32 of 383
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA712002.0$15.9M+1.0%#39 of 383
2Bellingham, WA65161.7$16.9M+3.9%#67 of 383
3Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA60312.9$11.2M+2.7%#113 of 383
4Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA55112.3$12.6M+5.0%#154 of 383
5Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA54322.7$11.1M+2.8%#165 of 383
6Kennewick-Richland, WA54302.8$10.6M+6.5%#167 of 383
7Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA50592.5$11.2M+3.5%#194 of 383
8Walla Walla, WA4162.6$10.7M−0.4%#263 of 383
9Longview-Kelso, WA41143.2$8.5M+3.5%#268 of 383

Other business types in the Kennewick-Richland metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many electricians are in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area?

The Kennewick-Richland metro area has 30 electricians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count electricians. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as electrical contractors in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $319.3M a year, or $2,958 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 electricians on map listings, it comes to $10.6M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only electricians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,936 households in the Kennewick-Richland metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for electricians?

The Kennewick-Richland metro area has 2.8 electricians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 2.5. Spending per company is $10.6M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $12M. At the national ratio of electricians to household spending, the Kennewick-Richland metro area would have about 27, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,550 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kennewick-Richland, WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kennewick-Richland metro area at 324,334 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,936 households. The median household income in the Kennewick-Richland metro area is $89,010 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Kennewick-Richland metro area scores 54 for electricians (upper middle), #167 of 383 scored metro areas.

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